You Don’t Have To Be Ashamed Anymore

Reading: Daniel 7-12

Sin is shameful. The guilt can be unbearable. But you don’t have to be ashamed anymore.

Daniel cried out to God on behalf of the people. He knew they had been stubborn, rebellious and depraved. So he knew the punishment they had received was just. So he confessed their trespasses and all that he had contributed.

Then God forgave them.

It sounds too simple. Repent, confess and be forgiven. But that’s how simple it is supposed to be. Here is the hard part: be ashamed. Be broken hearted over your sin. God can’t mend what isn’t broken. So offer Him your broken, contrite heart.

In His forgiveness you will find, you don’t have to be ashamed anymore. Just be proud of His grace.

Next Reading: Hosea 1-7

But If Not

Reading: Daniel 1-6

Daniel and his friends constantly courageously stand for their faith. They are unrelenting and unapologetic in their commitment to God. Even at the crucial moment when Nebuchadnezzar had ignited the furnace and threatened them with death, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would not budge.

They recognized God’s power to save them, but boldly told the kind, “If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” (Daniel 3:17-18)

Be bold in your faith today.

Next Reading: Daniel 7-12